Lifestyle

How to Do Things You Don’t Want to Do

That thing that you find hard - you know what it is - try to make it enjoyable! Try to make it seem as pleasurable and good for you as you can... There are things we don't want to do, like studying, exercising, visiting estranged family members, or the like. However, these are usually things… Continue reading How to Do Things You Don’t Want to Do

Lifestyle · Podcast & Videos

The Wisdom to Know the Difference (podcast)

“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” In today's podcast, we're talking about how to gain the wisdom to know the difference between what you should and shouldn't do in life... Click to play! *as mentioned in… Continue reading The Wisdom to Know the Difference (podcast)

Lifestyle

How to Succeed with Your Goals: 5 Things to Remember About Goal-Setting

Specifics When setting a goal, it often feels harder to reach them when you don't have any specifics down. You want more money? Well, how much? Why? You want to travel, but where? It's also sometimes a good idea to pinpoint other specifics, like a time-frame or how you're going to achieve it. So, with… Continue reading How to Succeed with Your Goals: 5 Things to Remember About Goal-Setting

Lifestyle · Mental Health

Catastrophising: What it is and how to stop

Catastrophising is when you "view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is." I do this a lot! As someone with anxiety and who has been through depression many times, I've been told this term in my CBT sessions. That a common thing for us to do when low or anxious is to… Continue reading Catastrophising: What it is and how to stop

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Think About It: What Could You Do to Make Yourself Miserable?

This is coming from a video I watched of Muchelle B on YouTube. She talked about a journal prompt where you detail what you could do to make yourself miserable in a year's time. What you could do to make yourself anxious and sad! And I liked that idea. It's a way of seeing what… Continue reading Think About It: What Could You Do to Make Yourself Miserable?

Lifestyle · Mental Health

What Does It Mean to Have Your Sh*t Together?

We all know the phrase "get your shit together" but what does it actually mean? It's often said when someone is losing in life or stressing/panicking/being overwhelmed by something. But what does it actually look and feel like to regularly "have your shit together"?   Balance I think to have your shit together, you must… Continue reading What Does It Mean to Have Your Sh*t Together?

Lifestyle · Mental Health

Getting Back into the Swing of Things: Back to School Advice

Seeing as it's September, when many people go back to school or univeristy, I thought I'd talk about how to get back into the swing of things after summer ends. We've had our time of relaxing and doing nothing for long days, so now it's time to roll up our sleeves and get stuck into… Continue reading Getting Back into the Swing of Things: Back to School Advice